When to go · Flåm

Flåm in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (many services closed, route 50 can shut in bad weather).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 1°C (34°F)34°F (1°C) / −4°C (25°F)25°F (−4°C); average high / low
Rain days: 15
Crowds: Low; Norway overall
Prices: Medium; Norway overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Flåm

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (many services closed, route 50 can shut in bad weather).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

FlåmHighs around 1 °C (34 °F), lows around -4 °C (25 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 34 °F (1 °C), lows around 25 °F (-4 °C), rain on about 15 days
Fjord coast, Norway · Bergen, Stavanger, Flåm, Geiranger, Ålesundrainy
Mild and very wet: Bergen averages rain on more than 200 days. Mountain roads (Trollstigen, Aurlandsfjellet, Sognefjellet) open late May–June and close in October — check.

Norway overall: Polar night in the north returns to light mid-month; Tromsø aurora and whale season; south is cold and short.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Flåm, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (many services closed, route 50 can shut in bad weather).

May: Inside Flåm's best window: May–Sep.

Flåm: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.